October 2022: In cities across the UK, thousands of parents protested about the country’s patchy and expensive childcare system – an issue that had come under the spotlight during the cost-of-living crisis. I covered the protests for workingmums.co.uk, interviewing the mothers pictured below about how high childcare costs had forced them to quit their jobs, reduce their working hours, or not have more children. You can read the full story here.